The Irrelevant Musings of an Actor

Just a quick post to show you something really cool that came up on my facebook this evening while doing homework. It's a fun little experiment, and thinking about it hurts my brain. The human optical system is so intricate and odd, I wish I understood how this works. If you know, PLEASE post so in the comments!

Instructions:

1.) Click the picture to open a larger version2.) Focus on the red dot on the girl's nose for 30 seconds or longer3.) Turn your gaze to a wall/blank surface4.) Blink rapidly and check out what appears on the wall!NOTE: Blank surface isn't necessary, just shutting your eyes works, but I think that blinking while staring at the blank surface actually makes it easier to see.

Click to see the Illusion

After posting this post, and having the above picture also up on facebook, I began getting all sorts of these similar ones. So here's the best other one I've received. Check it out. To make the whole picture work, click on it to get a larger image. Stare straight at the center of the picture for the entire run of the GIF video.